(4) The baby is 5 month old Sienna Collett. Who doesn't love seeing a baby?

(5) More great photos from the scene just now as the Bush family visited the Capitol today.

(6) He was hugging members of the public. Just like 41, when he went to the church while Barbara Bush was lying in repose. Always thinking of others.

(7) What people need to understand, is that 41 was the right person to be President during his time, and 45 is the right person to be President at this time. I can love and respect both men because I remember the old world and I recognize the new world. It is very different now.

(8) I wasn't surprised in the least to see the mutual warmth and friendship when the Trumps called on the Bushes at the Blair House today.

(9) I didn't want to bring this stuff into my photo thread but seeing the usual divisive media nonsense has forced my hand.

These are human beings like the rest of us. They have a warm relationship... and they know better than most what it's like to live in that bubble.

(10) Now that's the smile of genuine Texas hospitality.

Nice photo of the Blair House. The Presidential guest house was developed by combining the main house with the houses on either side. Beautiful place.

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(1) Officer Ronil Singh was a Fijian-Indian who migrated legally to the US & become a police officer. There has been a brain drain of Fijian-Indians over the past 30 years bc of racism & repeated coups. Many came to NZ... they are welcomed here, usually pillars of the community.

(2) The most recent coup in Fiji was in 2006. Naval Commodore Frank Bainimarama overthrow the lawfully elected govt at the barrel of a gun. Despite murder and repression, the international community "forgot" all about it & even gave him a UN role. Of course.

(3) In fact, Fiji's violent dictator, Frank Bainimarama, was head of the UN's climate change conference for 2017. How nice.

(2) WWI flamethrower expert Thomas Wictor bowed out of social media and is now writing at thomaswictor.com and quodverum.com. I'm writing at QV, too, but at a ratio of about 1:10 TW articles.

His above quote resonated with me so I want to "unpack it" a little.

(3) Firstly, I am keenly looking forward to the day when we can all converse at QV, bc the feedback loop is vital to my process of learning, reflecting, and writing about politics. Your replies to my threads make a huge difference to the final product.

Upon becoming Ronald Reagan’s Vice President, Bush visited the Philippines to greet dictator Ferdinand Marcos, praising him for his “pledge to democracy” and “service to freedom” after killing and torturing innocent civilians.

As the U.S.-backed Indonesian forces committed genocide in East Timor, George H.W. Bush endorsed the genocide first as CIA Director in 1975, then as Vice President, and ultimately as President.

The Presidency rejects allegations of opposition politicians, as well as some newspaper editorial opinions creating the impression that President Buhari is against the use of card readers in the upcoming elections,... (Cont’d)

... hence his decision to decline assent, for the 3rd time, to the Electoral Act (Amendment) Bill 2018.

We wish to state in clear & unambiguous terms that the issue of e-voting and use of card readers was NEVER an issue for the President’s decision to decline assent to the Bill.

It is equally important that this issue was not raised either by the Executive or the Legislature in the recent reviews. Moreover, the Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) adoption of e-voting reforms is enshrined in the 2015 Amendment Act to the Electoral Reform Act.

Remembering the terrorist attacks of September 11, 2001, and how Canada came to the aid of the United States in its hour of need. globalreport.ca/single-post/20…

"I woke up this morning.

I could barely breathe.

Just an empty impression.

In the bed where you used to be.

I want a kiss from your lips.

I want an eye for an eye.

I woke up this morning to an empty sky."

--Empty Sky by Bruce Springsteen

September 11, 2001 will always be known as a dark day in history, the day that terrorists carried out devastating mass casualty attacks on an unprecedented scale, plunging the United States and its most faithful allies into a protracted war against terrorism.